New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-08

| n cOndoling character continued to pour In from
friends Of the family and public officials here
and abroad throughout the day, but none OF them
were given out. 1t reported as the reason ZOE
| this that many of the dispatches were based on
the s,lpposition that Mr.. Beecher had died from
the attack. This, however. member of the family
said was not the case. 1t is simply Mrs. Beecher's
| wish that no messages OF the kind shall be maze
public until after all is over.
| No other physicians than DIR. Searlc called dur
ing the day. as IL was deemed unnecessary. At 8
o'clock last evening he made q review Of the
| progress made by the disease during the day In o
statement az follows:
This day in the history OF Mr. Beechers sickness has
been h ra Sy M Scr .e DoS nor
temperature has long been constant The pulse has on
sS %arns o The s
The temperature has risen between 0l and its present
Is worse than at any previous time The character Of the
pulse has changed. It is dicroc- -tnmultous. in
dicating failure of heart power The respratons have
Increased frequency and more impeded by accum
atons OF mucas in the tch%a a inaa yssea
The temperature taken every two hours Das not been
the same any two successive occasions 1t Is impossi
BILE to conclude with any approach to certainty whether
death will come by asphyxa from failure OF tho respira-
stae sfag St'ts ro@ @ o heohaG therefore
obviously impossible to Indicate tile probable tme or ter
he physicians that the limit will reached tonight
to add that Mr. Beeehor is entirely nn,
like that OF one in a troubled dream W. s. sEARLE
CALLERS IN THE EVENING.
All through the early part Of last evening
throng of persons passed Mr.. Beecher's home, and
most of them stopped to inquire or to read the
latest bulletin. Several hundreds filed past each
hour. After the prayer-meeting in Plymouth
Church there great addition to the throng.
Among those who called at the house were Wilson
Barrett the actor; the Rev. DIR. Cuyler, Dwight
Studwell, the Rev. Dr. Hall, General II; G. Kim,
John f. Howard and the Rev. s. b. Halliday. Mrs:
Mason, of Hcksst., sent in beautiful bouquet of
flowers in the evening. .
One of Mr. Beechers attendants said last
sySn"s sSs without tn%t he apparent sSnd deuy III '
he frequently put his hand up to his face. His
mouth was open and his breathing was panfqdy M ay
and irregular that fear was felt hatlt would cease,
but curing the day 1t became stronger Mr. Beecher
was only able TO take little nourlshment
The Rev. Mr.. Halliday was at Mr.. Beecher's bed
side early in the evening at the request OF Dr
Scare Mr. Halliday said TO a TRIBUNE reporter:
:" do not think he will die tonight. lie doctor
wished me to see him on account of nv familiarity
with death bed scenes found his pulse strong,
but with irregularities which showed that his heart
is failing. But my judgment IS that he VIII outlast
After the O'Clock bulletin was issued. a few OF
those who had been waiting IN the rain Tor news
from the SICK room departed for their homes But
their places were quickly filled by new corners,
who were drawn there by the crying OF newsboys,
who shouted that Mr. Beecher was dead; Most OF
! these people waited unti the 10 O'clock bulletin
was issued When DIR. Searle came to the door
| with paper slip in ais hand there rush up
| the st0op, which was checked by the two police
men on duty there The later bulletin was as foi-
| lows:
Rsechr slowly falling but we DO not tnIsk Se Di
In a few moments after this had been fastened to
the post at the foot of the stoop all but few lde
! curiosity seekers went away. Major Beecher and
his wife went home at 1920 and IN a short time the
! lights were put out and the house was closed for
| the night.
TALK WITH MAJOR BEECHER
! William c. Beecher compelled to leave the
house for awhile yesterday to attend some pressing
business engagements at his Office in this city. He
returned la:er in the day and found resting
/ for a short time at his home Columbia Heights.
All hope that his father would seemed com-
| pletely banishei from his mind. The best ply
sicans have agreed he sat'l " that should he re-
| cover II would only be with n shattered intellect
This nv father always dreaded, as does every
thinking man. 1, ,,,
| any prcmOnitOry symptoms OF the attack, Major
| Bercher replied: "Well, sometimes we think that
possibly there was though we did not notice II at
the time ~ such. You remember that while
| ecturng in Chicago about two years ago father
! mad an attack of what was thought TO be vertigo
He had to sit down for while or retire from the
stage have really forgotten the particulars now.
bur since pr sickness the question has been
raised whether that was not really slight apo
| pectIc attack. One medical friend of the family
has expressed the opinion that 1t was; that one OF
the minute arteries IN the head mad gwen way, pat
the hemorrhage was so slight as simply to cause a
brief spell of dlzzness and other disagreeabe feel
ngs Still of course this Is mere conjecture. AT
all events he never suffered since from the effects
| of this attack -
In speaking about the bilious attacks to which
| Mr. lSeecher was subject his son SAID that sleep
! was always the favorlte remedy employed. " lie
| would sleep for two three days at a tlme," the
! Major went on. lying GU tho sofa most OF the
! time and taking no food except a bit of tea and
| toast At such times 1t difficult TO rouse him
! and this was one of the things that caused us TO
think lightly at first OF his present Illness don't
| think that | ever saw . man who knew himself
physically better than father. His habits were ex-
| cellent He was skilful engineer and he knew
| how TO get the best and the greatest amount or
work out of his mental and physical machinery.
! lie never could be induced to eat anything the
second time that disagreed with him
He was practically his his 81 fnrr, own pay, ny
| heaviest labor was done in the morning. If very
mrcn rushed he would write in the afternoon, but
seldom IN the evening. Oh, no; he never thought
of writing a sermon before Sunday morning. III he
did he was sure 10 forget il and preach another IN
It's place. HIS Sabbath evening dlscourses were
nrepared after tea on Sunday attern Ons. Tne
ieciures he delivered were prepared with more care
though even i'll these he seldom stuck closely TO MS